Meet Our Stars
Alan Annand
Alan Annand is a Vedic astrologer, palmist and author. He’s a graduate of the British Faculty of Astrological Studies and was for many years their sole tutor for students in USA and Canada. After being introduced to jyotish, he was certified by the American College of Vedic Astrology, and went on to enjoy advanced instruction from Hart de Fouw. Aside from consulting and tutoring, he has long been a professional writer, straddling the corporate and creative worlds. His New Age Noir crime novels feature an astrologer protagonist whom one reviewer has dubbed “Sherlock Holmes with a horoscope.” His books on Vedic astrology – Kala Sarpa, Parivartana Yoga, and Stellar Astrology, Vols 1-3 – have been praised for the quality of their research and writing. His latest book – Kama Yoga: Love, Marriage & Sexuality in Jyotish – is a complete guide to personal relationships as seen through the lens of Vedic astrology, and can be found on Amazon.
Victoria Belue
Victoria Belue is a metaphysician specializing in tarot, dream interpretation, and spiritual alchemy. Victoria is the founder and publisher of AstroLogic Magazine (2014). She is also the author of two urban fantasy series, The Tarot Legacies and The Fairforest Witches Mysteries. She is a member of the Tarosophy Tarot Association and a graduate of the Harvard PredictionX program.
Lynn Bootes
Lynn Bootes began her journey in Western Astrology in 1970 as a teenager. In 2006 at
Kepler College she discovered Jyotish under the guidance of Dennis Harness. She
completed the Jyotish Ratna and Jyotish Prabakara (Level I and II) courses at the
American College of Vedic Astrology and was awarded Certificates for completing the
examinations. She also obtained an MA in the History of Astrology at Kepler College in
2012. Retired from medical practice, she serves as Registrar and Dean of Instruction at
ACVA, writes on Jyotish, and maintains a consultation practice. Her monthly column in
Astrologic will focus on People in the News.
Jarrod Byrne Mayer
Jarrod Byrne Mayer is a certified sonotherapist and co-founder and director of Brooklyn Healing Arts. He lives in Rochester, VT with his wife and partner Melody and daughter Sequoia Isis where he imports healing musical instruments from all around the world. He has taught yoga and meditation for a decade as well as created trainings in sound for others to learn and share their gifts. Oh yeah, he is a Virgo with a moon in Pisces.
Thomas Gazis
Thomas D. Gazis is a Greek Astrologer, writer, and international speaker. He has authored two books in Greek - while one in English is under publishing. He has extensively lectured almost all over Europe and written articles for “American Astrology”, “Horoscope Guide”, “The Astrological Journal”, the “ISAR International Astrologer” etc. In 2000 - 2001 he organized in Greece the "Astromykonos" international conferences (featuring - among many other international speakers - Robert Hand and Noel Tyl). He was invited as a main speaker at the U.A.C. 2012 Astrology Conference in New Orleans, and as a back-up speaker at the Chicago UAC 2018. He currently is the ISAR’s GD for Greece.
Thomas has been thoroughly analyzing Natal charts and Synastries for more than 30 years.
Mary K. Greer
Mary K. Greer is the author of 12 books on tarot and magic and teaches a Jungian-based interactive method of reading the cards. Discovering tarot in 1967, she has been teaching it since 1974 in colleges, privately, and in conferences and workshop venues around the world. Her 1984 book Tarot for Your Self revolutionized the practice of tarot, being the first book to describe reading for oneself as a self-help and personal creativity tool. She also also writes biographies of magical women, including co-authoring the book, Pamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story.
Wayne Limberger
Wayne Limberger has studied and practiced the Western esoteric arts since 1970, beginning as a natal astrologer and eventually developing what would turn into a lifelong appreciation for the tarot and Aleister Crowley's Thoth deck. More recently, he has worked extensively with Lenormand, geomancy, I Ching and horary astrology in addition to pursuing tarot professionally. He is a retired technical and legal writer and author of the divination blog Parsifal's Wheel Tarot and Astrology.
Michael Mastro
Michael Mastro is North America’s leading expert of Vastu.
His Corporate clients include Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing and Intel.
He has also co-authored three award-winning book The Way of Vastu Michael teaches courses in Vastu at the Chopra Center and Bastyr University.
In 2015, he presented Vastu on the Doctor Oz Show.
Michael was named one of the Top 100 Trailblazers in Yoga and Ayurveda in the World by Spirituality and Health Magazine.
Barry Rosen
Barry Rosen has been a prominent figure in Financial Astrology since 1987 and is recognized as one of the world’s leading Vedic Financial Astrologers. He has been a featured speaker multiple times at esteemed conferences at the British Association of Vedic Astrology (BAVA), the United Astrology Conference, and the Sedona Vedic Astrology Conference, sharing his expertise in financial astrology.
Lavanga Schlette
Lavanga Schlette, Vedic Astrologer, Holistic Bodyworker, Usui Reiki Master and Yoga Wisdom Instructor. Born and raised in Texas, Lavanga has lived a spiritual life since childhood and began exploring metaphysics and reading Tarot at 18. A Catholic school foundation led her to find her home in Gaudiya Vaishnavism, a 5,000 year old Bhakti Yoga lineage. She has been a practicing priestess in the tradition since 2005, offering classes in the Bhagavad Gita, singing kirtan and representing her tradition in interfaith circles.